Window runway or channel



May 4, 1937.

J. s. REID WINDOW RUNWAY 0R CHANNEL Filed June 25, 1954 INVENTOR JAMES S. REID W @fi 1 Patented May 4, i937 by mesne assignments, to The Standard lrod- 'ucts Company, Cleveland, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Y Application June 25, 1934, Serial No. 732,261 i K I 1 Claims. (01. 296-445) This invention relates to improvements in window runways or window channeland more, particularly, in runways or channel especially, adapted for use with windows of varying width;

such as the vertically movable front windows of most present day automobiles. shields of such automobiles are rearwardly inclined andbycuttingaway the upper front corner 1 portions of the front windows of such'automoa 1 biles, the front edges of the top portions of such windowsflcan be given a rearward inclination corresponding tothat of said Windshields, with consequent improvement in the appearance of said windows, etc. v

I 15 ,To properly support andguide the" vertically movable rear edge portion of such a window, and to properly receive and support the upper edge j portion j thereof, standard. form channel strips, havingside walls ofuni f orm and standard depth,

. aldditions thereto. However, to properly'support andguide the front edge portion'of such -a win-x dow, the top part of which edge portion is rear wardly inclined, a special form channel'stripis necessary, namely, onehaving for a portion or section of its'len'gth side walls of increased'depth, all as will hereinafter more fully appear. The general object of the present invention, a therefore, is the provision of'aspecial form win 3 (W channel strip forsupporting and guiding the front edge portion of" such a windowpinoluding the inclinedupper part thereof, said strip being simply and inexpensively constructed by providing a portion or section of a standard form channel strip with suitable supplemental side walls of increased depth, said supplemental sidewalls being so constructed and arranged as to enable the front edge portion or such a window, including theinclined top'part thereof, to be properly supported and guided in" all vertical movements 1 of said window and properly supported in all positions ofadjustment thereof. l

A more specific object of the present'invention :is the prov'ision of sucha special :form window: '45 channel "stripin' which the supplemental side walls thereof" are" economically provided with simple yet enicient window-engaging cushioning buttons and with simple yet efficient means for efiectivelypreventing rattling of the.. strip in 50 the window frame groove in which it is pIaced-in usethereof. p I

With the-foregoing and other objects in .view

F o l which will appear as the description of the invenit tionproceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of partsand in the de- The winddrawing in which are satisfactory without modification: thereof or tails of construction hereinafter described and claimed,it being understood thatchanges in the invention as here disclosed can be made wit in,

, the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the present invention. 5 The invention will be readily understood from "the following description of several embodiments thereof reference being had to the accompanying Figfil is a side elevation ofa part of a body of a present day automobile, said body having, installed in a front door'thereof a special form window channel strip embodying the present invention; Fig.2 is'an enlarged side elevation of a portion of said strip, namely, that portionthereof which is provided with the supplemental side wallsyFighB is a detail cross-sectional view, on the line 3- 3, Fig. 2, of the strip portion shown in Fig. 2, said strip portion being located in a win- 4 dow frame groove; Fig; 4 is a view similar to 6:

Fig. '3 but showing thesupplementaliside walls of the strip provided with a different form of windew-engaging cushioning buttons; Fig; 5 is a detail longitudinal sectional,- view of the channel strip portion shown in Fig. 2, but with the supplemental side walls thereof provided with another form of window-engaging cushioning buttons; Fig. 6 is adetail cross-sectional view of the channel strip shown in Fig. 5, theview being on the line 6-6, Fig. 5; Fig. Tlis a viewsimilarto 3 Fig. 5 but'showing the supplemental side walls. provided with yet another form of-window-engaging cushioning buttons; and Fig. 8 is a detail cross-sectional view of the channel strip shown in; l

. Fig. 7, the view being on the line 8-8, of Fig. 7. '35

The part I of the automobile body shown in l I Fig; 1 includes a suitable door 2 provided in its.

upper portion with a suitable window opening 3 adapted to be selectively opened and closed byw a suitable sashless glass window 5 mounted in 40 said door for vertical sliding movement." The windshield (not shown) of said automobile body is"v rearwardly inclined in accordance with present day stream-line design, and in order 'togivethe front edge portion 1 of the top part of said window a corresponding rearward inclination, the upper front corner portion of said window is cut- .awayor removed so that the top part of said window, from thepoint marked X, Fig. 1, to the top edge 8 thereof, is of gradually decreasing width.

To properly support and guide the vertically movable rear edge portion ID of said window, and

; to properly receiveand support the top edge por- 1 tion 8 thereof standard form window channel strips. having side walls of uniform and standard depth, are satisfactory without modification thereof or additions thereto. Such standard form channel strips may be of any suitable construction, the ones here shown each comprising a generally channel-shaped sheet metal member (rubber-coated, if desired) having a base l5 and a pair of generally parallel window-receiving side walls IS, the inner surfaces of said base and said side walls being provided with suitable windowengaging cushioning material, such as heavy pile fabric i1.

To support and guide the vertically movable rear edge portion ID of window 5, a strip 20 of such standard form window channel is suitably installed or mounted in the door 2 along the rear edge portion thereof, and such standard form channel strip, without modification thereof or additions thereto, is quite satisfactory for such purpose.

- Likewise, to receive and support the top edge portion 8 of window 5, a strip 22 of such standard form window channel is suitably installed or mounted in the door 2 along the upper edge portion thereof, and such standard form window channel strip, without modification thereof or additions thereto, is quite satisfactory for that purpose.

However, due to the inclination of the front edge portion I of the top part of said window, a special form window channel strip is necessary to properly support and guide the front edge portions ofthe top and bottom parts of said window. Such a special form window channel strip can be simply and economically constructed by providing a portion or section of a standard form channel strip with suitable supplemental side walls of greater depth than the side walls of said standard form channel strip, said supplemental side walls being adapted to receive and support the inclined front edge portion 1 of the top part of said window when said window is in lowered position, such as in the position shown in full lines, Fig. 1.

In the embodiment oi the invention here illustrated, a standard form window channel strip 24 has an intermediate portion or section thereof provided with generally triangular supplemental side walls 26 of a depth substantially three times greater than the side walls of said standard form channel strip, said supplemental side walls being here shown as integral parts of a one-piece sheet metal member of generally channel shape. As clearly shown in Fig. 3, this supplemental channel member is just wide enough to longitudinally receive said intermediate portion or section of said standard form channel strip,'the base 15 of said standard form channel strip being riveted or otherwise suitably secured, at 2i, to the base 28 of said supplemental channel member.

As clearly shown in Fig. 1, this special form window channel strip, with its supplemental side walls 26, is suitably arranged along the front edge portion of the door 2, the upper portion or section of said strip lying alongside the front edge portion of the window opening 3 and having a rearward inclination corresponding therewith. The supplemental side walls 26 of said strip lie within the door 2 just below the front edge portion of said window opening, and because of their increased depth, they are able to receive and support the upper portion of the window 5 when it is in lowered position, notwithstanding the reduced width of said window portion.

For cushioning said window, said supplemental side walls are provided with suitable window-engaging cushioning buttons arijacent their outer ends, several forms of said cushioning buttons and several forms of retaining means therefor being here shown.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 1, 2 and'3, a felt windowengaglng cushioning button 30 is secured by a rivet 3| on the inner surface of each of the supplemental side walls 26,

' 36, such as an inner layer of rubber and an outer layer of felt, said cushioning material being secured in place over said projections by circumferentially spaced tongues 38 punched from said supplemental side walls and overlying the marginal portions of such cushioning material.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the window-engaging cushioning buttons comprise felt covered rubber members 40, which members are secured to the inner surfaces of the supplemental side walls 260 by annular clamping members 42, the bases of which are welded or otherwise suitably secured to the inner surfaces of said supplemental side walls.

Preferably and as shown in Fig. 3, the supplemental side walls of the special form channel strip are provided with pressed out tongues for yieldingly engaging the side walls 46 0f the window frame groove in which said strip is positioned, so that rattling of said strip in said groove is effectively and simply prevented.

Furtherfeatures and advantages of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art to which it relates.

What I claim is:

1. A window runway or channel, comprising a main channel structure having a base and a pair of window-receiving side wall portions, and a pair of window-receiving supplemental side wall portions cooperatively associated with the side wall portions of a section of said main channel structure and being of greater depth than the side wall portions of said main channel structure, said supplemental side wall portions being suitably secured to said main channel structure, each of I the projecting outer end parts of said supplemental side wall portions being provided with an aperture into which is yieldingly pressed and in which is yieldingly secured a window-engaging cushioning button.

2. A window runway or channel, comprising a main channel structure having a base and a pair of window-receiving side wall portions, a pair of window-receiving supplemental side wall portions cooperatively associated with the side wall portions of a section of said main channel structure and being of greater depth than the side wall portions of said main channel structure, said supplemental side wall portions being suitably secured to said main channel structure, and windew-engaging cushioning buttons secured to the projecting outer end parts of said supplemental main channel structure having a base and a pair I of window-receiving side wall portions, a pair oi window-receiving supplemental side wall portions cooperatively associated with the side wall portions of a section of said main channel structure andbeing of greater depth than the side wall portions of said main channel structure, each of the projecting outer end parts of said supplemental side wall portions being provided with an integral, inwardly extending bump-like projection, and window-engaging cushioning means for each of said projections.

4. A window runway or channel, comprising a main channel structure having a base and a pair ofwindow-receiving side wall portions, a pair of window-receiving supplemental side wall portions cooperatively associated with the side wall portions of a section of said main channel structure and being of greater depth than the side wall portions of said main channel structure, each of the projecting outer end parts of said supplemental side wall portions being provided with an inwardly extending bump-like projection, and window-engaging cushioning means secured over each of said projections by means with which said endparts are integrally provided in circum ferentially disposed relation relative to said projections.

5. A window runway or channel, comprising a main channel structure having a base portion and a pair of window-receiving side wall portions, a pair of supplemental window-receiving side wall portions cooperatively associated with the side wall portions of a section of said main channel structure, whereby said section has side walls of greater depth than the side wall portions of the remaining section of said main channel structure, said supplemental side wall portions being suitably secured to said main channel structure, and opposed window-engaging cushioning buttons carried by said supplemental side wall portions in spaced relation to the edges thereof.

6. A window runway or channel, comprising a main channel structure having a base portion and a pair of window-receiving side wall portions, a pair of supplemental window-receiving side wall portions cooperatively associated with the side wall portions of a section of said main channel structure, whereby said section has side walls of greater depth than the side wall portions of the remaining section of said main channel structure, said supplemental side wall portions being interconnected by means connected to the base of said main channel structure and opposed window-engaging cushioning buttons carried by said supplemental side wall portions in spaced relation to the edges thereof.

7. The combination with a window frame having a groove, of a window runway or channel longitudinally disposed in said groove, said runway or channel comprising a generally channel-shaped window receiving structure having a base and a pair of side walls, window-engaging cushioning means carried by each of said side walls, and resilient means integral with each of said side walls and extending outwardly therefromintermediate said base and an edge of each side wall into engagement with the side walls of said window frame groove, whereby each side wall and the resilient means carried thereby cooperate to yieldingly maintain said cushioning means in yielding engagement with the window which said runway or channel is adapted to receive.

JAMES S. REID. 

